Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21

saved the life of her beloved that sne
was for a time insensible to the intense
severity of the weather.
But just as she was fiattering herself
with the hope of his return an officer
made his appearance, who. as she for
got in her confusion to give the sign,
| suspected that the soldier had either
fallen asleep or fled. What was his
surprise on rushing to the spot to find
a young girl overpowered with alarm
and unable to give any account of her
self, from her extreme agitation and
tears!
Being instantly conducted to the
guard house and restored to some de-
gree of confidence, the poor girl con-
fessed the whole truth, soliciting with
the anguish of doubt and distraction a
pardon for her betrothed husband. He
was Instantly summoned from her
house, but was found in such state OF
weakness from the sufferings he had
undergone as to leave little prospect
OF his surviving them. 1t was with
much difficulty, with the assistance of
medical advice, that he was restored
sufficiently to give an Ineligible ac-
count of himself, after which he was
placed in close custody to await trial.
Ear happier had it been for me, +"
he exclaimed on being restored to con-
seriousness, "far happier to have died
at my post than to be thus reserved for
a cruel and ignominious DEATH. -
And the day of the trial coming on.
such was the polite severity of martial
law, as he had well forseen, that he
was condemned to be executed within
few days after his sentence.
Great as was his affliction on hearing
these things, it was little in compariso n
with the remorse and terror that dis
tracted the breast of his belovnd girl,
who, in addition to the grief of losing
him in SO public and ignominious a
manner, accused herself as the eau Sc
of the whole calamity. He to whom
she had been so long and tenderly at
tached was now to fall, as it were, by
the hand of his betrothed bride.
Such was the strangeness and sud-
denness of the event that, her feelings
being wrought up to the highest pitch
of exeitation and terror, her very
despair seemed to give her strength,
and, casting all fear of consequences
aside, she make VOW to save him Or
perish in the attempt. Bitterly weep
ing and with disheveled hair, she ran
wildly through the city, beseeching
pity and compassi on from all her
f.In pfon nd icit r
ing every body of rank and influence
to unite in petitioning for pardon for
her lover, or that her life, she being
the sole author of the fault, might be
accepted in the place of his.
The circumstances being made
known, such was the tenderness and
compassion excited in her behalf, and
such the the admiration of her con-
duct. at once so affectionate and spirit
ed, that persons of the highest rank
became interested for her and used the
most laudable efforts to ATTAIN par
don for the poor soldier. The ladies of
the place also exerting their influence,
the Governor, no longer proof against
this torrent of public feeling, granted
him forgiveness on the condition of his
being united to the heroic and noble
hearted girl, and accepting with her
small donation-an example which
was speedily followed by people of ev-
cry rank; SO that the voting bride had
the additional pleasure of presenting
her beloved with handsome over,
which satisfied their moderate wishes
and crowned their humble happiness.
-Chic0qo News.